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A Bucket of Blood
A Bucket of Blood
Actors: Dick Miller, Barboura Morris, Antony Carbone, Julian Burton, Ed Nelson
Director: Roger Corman
Genres: Indie & Art House, Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy
UR     2002     1hr 6min

The great Roger Corman produced and directed this cheerfully gory skewering of beatniks and the arts community. Dick Miller plays Walter Paisley, a no-talent busboy who idolizes the artsy types who frequent the coffeehou...  more »

     

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Actors: Dick Miller, Barboura Morris, Antony Carbone, Julian Burton, Ed Nelson
Director: Roger Corman
Creators: Jacques R. Marquette, Roger Corman, Anthony Carras, Charles B. Griffith
Genres: Indie & Art House, Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Sub-Genres: Indie & Art House, Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Studio: Alpha Video
Format: DVD - Black and White
DVD Release Date: 10/22/2002
Original Release Date: 10/21/1959
Theatrical Release Date: 10/21/1959
Release Year: 2002
Run Time: 1hr 6min
Screens: Black and White
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 0
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Languages: English

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Movie Reviews

A Humorous Bucket
Bennet Pomerantz | Seabrook, Maryland | 02/11/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Walter (Character actor and Veteran Roger Corman regular Dick Smith) ,a nerdish painter who waits tables at a beatnik cafe, is jealous of the popularity of its various artistic regulars. He kills his landlady's cat by accident . Then he glosses the body in plaster to hide the missing cat. Many acclaimed as a brilliant sculptor. Many so called friends/enemies want to see more of his work.. Walter has to resort to similar methods to produce new pieces with mixed results .

Directed on a low budget by Roger Corman, it works and has a sense of humor with its horror. Its satire sit bites 48 years later. It does a bloodless horror that still thrills

This film is similar to House of Wax and the future Corman film, the cult classic, The Little Shop of Horrors. The beatnik reference makes this movie a cult classic of the early 1960's (made in 1959-GAWD it is as old as I am) as well as "Horror", but it was not as well received

so get it and enjoy this campy horror film

Bennet Pomerantz, AUDIOWORLD"
GET THE MGM VERSION - ALL OTHERS NOT WORTH IT
Eric Huffstutler | Richmond, VA United States | 04/14/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)

""A Bucket of Blood" is not one of my favorite Roger Corman films and it has been passed around to various public domain companies for years. The MGM version is the one to get and an official release with the best picture quality. Don't be discouraged if it isn't widescreen as seen on TCM. This was filmed in 1.37 to be played in 1.66 ratio. What you get here is an open matte version meaning you see the entire scene shot by the camera before a mask is added to make it widescreen cutting the top and bottom for theater screen showings. This is NOT the same as Pan & Scan v. Widescreen. In fact, some releases done this way will find microphone booms at the top of the screen which would be hidden with the mask later on. You actually get more picture here rather than less :-)

The MGM DVD is still available so there is no reason to buy cheaper quality versions especially if you are a Corman fan.



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